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Credit: Purple Strategies Purple Poll July 2012 In a new Purple Poll released today, voters in 12 swing states diverge dramatically on their views of the country's economic trajectory. This overwhelmingly affects who they plan on casting their ballot for in November. "Among those who believe the economy is getting better, 93% support Obama, 4% favor Romney. And among those who say it is getting worse, Romney leads Obama 84% to 7%," says the Purple Strategies findings. This economic question i

The federal War on Drugs is controversial and was most recently called a failure by Governor Chris Christie. The United States spends billions of dollars fighting drug trafficking abroad, as well. There is a long history of U.S. involvement south of its border, namely in Columbia, Mexico and Honduras. With growing support for drug legalization, it is important to recognize both presidential candidates’ view of the Drug War. Foreign operations combating drug trafficking is not new. United States

The 2012 London Summer Olympic Games will officially begin July 27th. The games have always insinuated national pride and excitement worldwide. In some ways countries’ have historically symbolized national power and strength in terms of prized athletes and the number of medals won. Despite conflict, war, and other political movements, the Olympics have continued to be a forum of global unity. However, with the global proximity the Olympics promotes, at times, the games have incited or even exace

Touting a new mandatory treatment program for non-violent drug offenders in the state of New Jersey, Governor Chris Christie is the latest high-ranking US government official to condemn the decades-long War on Drugs. In a speech Monday at the Washington, DC-based Brookings Institution, Christie called the War on Drugs a well-intentioned public policy failure: "The War on Drugs, while well-intentioned, has been a failure, and that we're warehousing addicted people every day in state prisons in N

The following is an e-mail interview with Michigan Libertarian Senate Candidate Scotty Boman that occurred over a period of several weeks. If you wish to learn more about him, visit his official website. Ryan: Thank you for taking the time to speak with me Mr. Boman. Your name is not as well known in Michigan as Debbie Stabenow's, yet. What is the main thing you are trying to do to change that? Boman: I have done some common things such as creating a website and sending out press releases, but

A Gallup poll released on Friday shows a tepid response by likely voters to third-party candidates. Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson comes in with 3%, for the best showing. Majority of voters intend on casting their ballots in favor of Mitt Romney or President Obama. Two percent volunteer Ron Paul's name, despite the Texas congressman still bidding for the Republican nomination. Per Gallup: With no high-profile third-party candidate entering the presidential race thus far, the third-pa

Today's News Tip Sheet. The Independent Breakdown of Today's News. Reuters – JPMorgan Investigated for Power Market Manipulation the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is petitioning in federal court for the production of emails related to bidding practices in 2010 and 2011 that would have driven costs up for consumers. Slate – Romney’s Camp Doesn’t Understand Venn Diagrams They are supposed to overlay two subjects with similarities in the middle! Their diagram (should be flowchart) does s

Our most read articles from week of June 24th-July 1st. 1. Ron Paul Delegate Count Rises from Romney Missteps and Frivolous Lawsuit "The Globe reported that, "a spokesman for the Massachusetts Republican Party would not say why the affidavits were required of delegates this year, and the chairman of the Allocations Committee would not agree to an interview. Instead, the chairman offered an e-mailed statement saying that the Romney campaign, through its representative on his committee, had the

Arizona: "We gotta immigration problem." United States: "yeh, tell that to California, New Mexico, Texas, Florida, etc... we ain't doing anything for them either!" Jan Brewer: "ok, Arizona, let's have state police have the power to stop people and ask them for their documentation if they look like someone who might be doing manual labor for us illegally." Mitt Romney: "Gooooooo Arizona!" Obama: "State's Rights? Ha!  I'm a Con Law professor.  Try Bill of Rights. You can't do that." Mitt Romn

Last week, IVN commented on a lawsuit brought by alleged delegates to the Republican National Convention. The Republican National Committee, while stating that suit was frivolous at the same time organized all the named defendants into a united defense against this litigation. There is no indication yet that the complaint in the action was served on any defendant or that the RNC has voluntarily appeared and moved to take any pretrial actions. What is clear: Ron Paul's delegate count continues to